Easter-egg



(No Model.)

'B. WILMSEN.

EASTER BGG.

No. 419,391. Patented Jan; 14', 18901.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.J

BERNI-IARD VILMSEN, OF Pl-IILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.A

EAsTER-EGG.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 419,391, dated January 14, 1890. Application filed March 5, 1889. Serial Na 301,866; (No model.)

T0 all whom/ it may 0077106771,:

Be itknown that I, BERNHARD WILMsEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improveinent in Easter-Eggs, which improveincnt is fully set forth in the following speci fication and accompanying dra'wings.

My invention consists of an Easter-egg formed of a body with silk-or other thread or yarn wound thereon in such manner as to conceal the surface of the body and cover the openings in the body primarily therein, the ends of the thread 'being fastened, thus presenting the appearance of a solid body of such thread. v

Figure l represents a side elevation of an Easter-egg einbodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section on line x x, Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 represent views of the point and butt end of the egg.

Similar letters of reference indioate corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an" Easter-egg which is formed of a block of Wood turned into the Shape of an egg and thread or yarn Wound thereon, the same being prefer-A ably spun silk.

In the manufacture of the Easter-egg the block is dyed or colored, so that the block Would present the same appearance as the threads in case of the displacement of the covering-threads, and a pin passed through a longitudinal opening in the block, Whereby the latter may be held during the operation of winding the thread thereon. After the block is completely covercd the pin is removed, and crossed threads which have gathered around said pin at the point and butt are drawn over theV opening, thus covering and ooncealing the same. The end of the thread at the point end is secured to the contiguou's threads by means of a small quantity of glue, cement, paste, &c., or other means, whereby the thread is prevented from unwinding, it being' seen that an attractive, inexpensive, and serviceable article isproduced for the purpose intended.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An Easter-egg formed of a, block of the shape of an egg With an opening therein and thread wound thereover, covering the block and stretched over said opening, the end of the thread being v-secured to the contiguous portion thereof, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufaeture, an Easter-egg consisting of a block of the form of an egg' and having a coating of dye or paint and a coveringof .thread of the same color as the coating, substantialiy as described.

3.As a new article of manufacture, an Easter-egg consisting of a block of the form of an egg and having an opening' therein, a

'coating of paint or dye on the outer surface thereof, and a covering of threads, the said threads crossing at the ends of the block and being secured at said openings, substantially as described. I

BERNHARD VILMSEN. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. J ENNiNos. 

